SWNOVELS Chapter 15
Yorick rushed to the hospital, his heart pounding with urgency. Today was supposed to be a simple day for Ursula; her ankle injury wasn't severe, and she was expected to be discharged after treatment. However, things took a turn for the worse. As Yorick arrived at the emergency room entrance, he found Cloudia in tears, struggling to catch her breath.
"Rick, you're here. Ursula, she's..." Cloudia's voice broke, unable to continue, her tears speaking volumes.
"What on earth happened?" Yorick asked.
Cloudia was too overwhelmed to respond.
Jaxon chimed in, "She's in ICU now. They rushed her for all sorts of tests just a moment ago."
Cloudia said, "She's got Uterine cancer, heart issues, and there's something wrong with her liver too. What should we do? How can life be so cruel to her?"
Her voice was filled with pain for Ursula.
Hearing about Ursula's multiple illnesses, a shadow of pain crossed Yorick's face as well.
Cloudia continued to cry, "It must be those years she spent abroad, not taking proper care of herself, that led to all these illnesses."
A human body can only take so much, and Ursula was fighting battles on multiple fronts.
The hospital director and a team of specialists approached, having heard about Yorick's arrival.
At the sight of the director, Yorick's face was a mask of fury, "I don't care what it takes, you have to save her. Or you might as well shut this hospital down!" The director was visibly shaken by his words.
Tegan, standing among the specialists, thought to herself, "What a law unto himself!"
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Stella was half-asleep when her phone started buzzing relentlessly. After ignoring it a couple of times, she finally answered in irritation, "Are you trying to grill me or what?"
She had just dumped a jerk earlier that day; was it necessary to bomb her phone like this? It almost drove her crazy.
"Star, it's me," came Tegan's voice from the other end.
Stella's irritation vanished in an instant, glancing at the time on her phone - it was already one o'clock in the morning. "You're still at work?"
Tegan was always busy, barely able to get in touch during the day, but calling in the middle of the night for a chat seemed a bit much.
"What's going on with you and Yorick? You guys were about to get married in a week, and now he's all caught up with Ursula?" Tegan asked. Stella said, "Didn't you catch the news today?"
"Huh?"
Clearly, she hadn't.
"Our wedding's off. I dumped him," Stella said.
Tegan was surprised, "That's quite the twist. Are you okay with that?"
Stella didn't know how to respond.
Did people really think she had been that in love with Yorick these past two years?
Whatever, it didn't matter now.
"Ursula's really in the hospital?"
"Yeah, she's got a whole list of conditions."
Many departments were mobilized late at night just for her; seemed quite a big deal.
"What's wrong with her?" Stella wondered.
"Uterine cancer, heart disease, and possibly liver cancer, though that's not confirmed yet."
Stella was suddenly wide awake.
"So many issues?"
Tegan asked, "Does this feel like karma to her?"
"Yes!" Stella claimed.
It seemed like divine justice.
Ursula had been nothing but trouble, with questionable morals and a penchant for causing harm.
It was her comeuppance.
"But her illnesses seem odd. How come she has Uterine cancer?"
Stella instinctively thought such diseases were more common in married women or ones of a certain age, or lewd lifestyle, not someone like Ursula who was still young. Tegan replied, "Well, it's complicated."
Stella went silent.
"I'm a professional; I won't gossip. But for your sake, I'm going to take a break from the country for a bit. I won't be involved in her treatment plan."
Stella uttered, "Alright."
Tegan, a renowned gynecologist, had many other colleagues who could take over. Plus, she genuinely disliked Ursula, especially since she had nearly cost Stella her life. That alone made it impossible for those close to Stella to have any sympathy for Ursula.